Diagnostic Value of Signs and Symptoms Associated with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Seen in General Practice

Henri E.J.H. Stoffers, Arnold D.M. Kester, Victor Kaiser, Paula E.L.M. Rinkens and J. André Knottnerus

Medical Decision Making, 1997, vol. 17, issue 1, 61-70

Abstract: Objectives. To assess the diagnostic values of single and combined data from the history, physical examination, and medical record with regard to peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) in patients with leg complaints; to construct a multivariable model for the clinical diagnosis of PAOD by primary care physicians. Setting. 18 gen eral practice centers in The Netherlands. Design. Cross-sectional comparison of signs, symptoms, and data from the medical record with the independently assessed ankle- brachial systolic pressure index (ABPI; cutoff point

Date: 1997
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